play

[US]/pleɪ/

[UK]/ple/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. perform music; show a film or program; engage in a game; act as; compete with
vi. perform music; engage in recreational activity; put on a show; participate in a competition
n. recreational activity; script; competition

Phrases & Collocations

play soccer

play music

play cards

play pretend

play outside

play in

play with

play the game

play someone as

fair play

play football

play basketball

in play

play for

play on

play a part

at play

play the violin

played out

play ball

play the role

Example Sentences

the play is jinxed.

a play with a message.

play on an accordion.

a play for sympathy.

the play of the imagination.

The play is miscast.

play hockey; play chess.

play a person false.

to play the saxophone

to play a tambourine

the play is a slow burner.

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